
Chad Gardner has departed from Modumetal to join Energy Innovation Capital.
Cory Steffek, a US-based managing director for Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures, has taken an MD role at private equity investment platform Ara.
Mitsubishi, ABB and existing investor Caterpillar have helped MineSense close a round that will support the launch of its mining data technology.
Amperex and Siemens' Next47 unit both chipped in as the battery technology developer secured series D cash, lifting its funding to $125m in total.
Strategic vehicles Acre Venture Partners and Alexandria Venture Investments have joined agronomy technology developer Inari's backers.
EV charging technology startup Ample has secured $31m in a Shell Ventures-led series A round that included Repsol Energy Ventures.
The diversified conglomerate intends to invest between $50m in areas such as energy, infrastructure, materials and environmental services each year.
Ammar Alkassar, founder and ex-CEO of cybersecurity software provider Sirrix, has been hired as a venture partner at the unit.
The GV, BP and Shea-backed biocarbon development technology provider has raised $20.3m in equity funding and note conversion.